In The News

In The News

Check out the latest news stories on Avoya Travel.


The Health of the Home-BasedBy James Shillinglaw

A look at the market's growth, supplier support, host agencies and more...Read More


TRAVEL WEEKLY'S 2011 MAGELLAN AWARDS By Arnie Weissmann

Travel Weekly announces the winners of thier annual Magellan Awards...Read More


AVOYA SAYS PROGRAM IS FIRST TO OFFER FULL COMMISSION AT THE TIME OF SALE By Johanna Jainchill

Travel is one of the few industries in which sellers are typically paid weeks, months or even a year after closing a sale...Read More


Travel Agent Magazine's Top 25 Travel Agents of 2011By Jena Tesse Fox & Adam Leposa

Travel Agent Magazine announces it's Top 25 Travel Agents of the year...Read More


On-the-Job Training By Kate Rice

A look at the educational resources offered by some top host agencies... Read More


Avoya Travel Enables iPad Bookings By Staff

Host agency Avoya Travel / America's Vacation Center made its patent-pending 'Agent Power' technology available and compatible with Apple's iPad... Read More


Celebrity and Royal Caribbean Int'l Honor Top Agency Partners By Johanna Jainchill

Celebrity Cruises and Royal Caribbean International named their top travel agency partners for 2009, both noting that the winners had surmounted the challenges of the recession... Read More


The State of the Host 2010 By James Shillinglaw

...host agencies have become major producers for suppliers, providing access to thousands of independent travel agents... Read More


President's Award for Overall Achievement for America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel By Staff

America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel, one of the leading travel companies in North America and beyond, announced that Royal Caribbean International has presented the company with its highest-ranking honor... Read More


Rising tide: Will It Lift All Cruise Lines By Johanna Jainchill

Brad Anderson, co-president of America's Vacation Center, said that Wave 2010 has been 'nothing short of remarkable'... Read More


Analysis: Buyer Beware? By George Dooley

Should travel agents develop their own sales leads or rely on a third party lead generating service? The recent... Read More


Top 30 Themed Cruises By Susan Young

Tapping into themed cruises that precisely match your client's interest, hobby or passion is equivalent to adding a "must-have" ingredient to your recipe for sales success... Read More


America's Vacation Center Has Best Year Ever in 2009 By Staff

America's Vacation Center / Avoya Travel is reporting that 2009 was the best year ever in the company's history. The record year was based on every measure of success including the number of "Live Leads" generated... Read More


Consumers Spin Wheel of Fortune with Wave Season Bookings By Susan Young

...It's Wave Season 2010, which travel industry leaders say is delivering better-than-expected bookings... Read More


A Firm Foundation By Kate Rice

The industry's top host agencies have developed formidable technological platforms that give you everything you need to build your business... Read More


AVC awards its Top-Flight affiliates By Donna Tunney

At its Go for the Gold annual conference, America's Vacation Center awarded its top-performing independent affiliates based on sales and... Read More


Empowering Home-Based Agents By George Dooley

Aggressive marketing, solid technologies and the backing of well-managed host agencies, consortia and associations will make a decisive difference for home-based independent agents... Read More


Celebrity Honors 'Remarkable' AVC as Partner of the Year By Donna Tunney

Celebrity Cruises named America's Vacation Center its 2009 National Accounts Partner of the Year, based on AVC's "unparalleled sales performance, customer service... Read More


Sales Made Simple By Mimi Kmet

Some travel agents are born sales people. The good news for everyone else is that sales skills can be learned. Even those who have a knack for sales can... Read More


Lucky in Love By Kate Rice

Romance Travel – honeymoons and destination weddings – is one style of travel that seems virtually recession proof. Couples are going to get married and go on honeymoons no matter what's... Read More